Nursing- Enrolled Nurse

MODEL OF CARE POSITION DESCRIPTION | ENROLLED NURSE (Medication Endorsed/with Notation) 

POSITION PURPOSE: 

Each resident receives safe and quality care and services that meet their needs, agreed goals and preferences. Care and services are provided in a way that is culturally safe, appropriate for people with specific needs and diverse background and supports reablement.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Endorsed nurse (EN) practice is centred on contributing to the holistic care of a person that is evidence-based with preventative, curative, formative, supportive, restorative and palliative elements.

1. People & Leadership

• Practices in accordance with Opal HealthCare's values, policies and procedures and all legislative requirements • Maintains own capability for practice through ongoing professional development and growth.
• Models leadership skills, support/coach and supervises the care team, including mentorship as required.
• Appropriately delegates aspects of practice to enrolled nurses and others, in accordance with their scope of practice
• Provides effective timely direction and supervision to ensure that delegated practice is safe and correct
• Participates in professional development; shares knowledge as appropriate with care team members
• Maintains annual refresh and essential core education and training requirements
• Supports induction programs and ongoing training for new and existing care team members.
• Participates in personal and team members’ annual performance/development reviews as required.
• Uses appropriate processes to identify and report potential and actual risk related system issues to the Registered Nurse.
• Identify and report where practice may be below the expected standards to the local Leadership Team.

2. Quality Care

• Contributes to and attends holistic, comprehensive assessments that are culturally informed, and use a trauma integrated healing approach.
• Uses a range of assessment techniques to systematically collect relevant and accurate information and data to inform practice. 
• Works in partnership to determine factors that affect, or potentially affect, the health and wellbeing of the resident to determine priorities for action and/or for referral. 
• Uses assessment data and best available evidence to review established plans of care that reflect the resident’s preferences and agreed goals of care in consultation with the Registered Nurse. 
• Ongoing liaison with members of the integrated team, to identify and review resident care needs, plan interventions and review outcomes of care. 
• Ensure the Registered Nurse is informed of relevant issues, including resident incidents and reportable incidents within designated timeframes. 
• Follow WHS standards/safe work practices. 
• Incorporates and applies infection prevention and control principles in all work practices. 
• Active involvement in the identification and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives. 
• Active participation in and contribution to organisational meetings as required. 

3. Financial

• Utilises and manage resources in an efficient and cost effective manner, through appropriate use of clinical consumables, equipment and minimization of waste.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• Demonstrate understanding of Opal HealthCare's values through work performance and positive  behaviours
• Demonstrate ongoing professional development through improved skills and performance outputs.
• Demonstrated adherence to WHS and Quality Systems maintaining accurate documentation.
• Participates in continuous improvement activities
• Fosters a collegial and positive work environment

KEY CAPABILITIES

• Proven people skills including relationship building, cooperation, conflict resolution, influencing others and facilitating open discussions.
• Person centred focus, adaptability, respecting diversity, innovative thinking, application of evidence into practice and self-management.
• Sound clinical knowledge, particularly in relation to aged related health issues.
• An awareness of own values and beliefs surrounding health and aged care with an ability to identify and respect an alternative view.
• Be aware of limitations in own knowledge and seek appropriate education and training.
• Present oneself in a professional and respectful manner.
• Ability to communicate accurately and effectively in both written and verbal forms.
• Excellent organisation and time management skills

EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of the aged care industry and regulations
• Current registration as an Enrolled Nurse (with Notation)
• Current police check (within last 3 months)
• Basic Life Support certificate (desirable)
• NDIS clearance